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(AP) — As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments next week on Trump’s travel ban, its effects are playing out for people from Manhattan to Minnesota to the Middle East.
(RNS) — His conservative Christian faith undergirds his beliefs, which many say are anti-gay and anti-Muslim.
(AP) — The religious decree says that buying Facebook ‘likes’ is prohibited under Islam because it’s a form of fraud and deception.
(AP) — An American pastor on Monday denied accusations that he aided terror groups or spied against Turkey, speaking at the beginning of his trial in a case that has strained ties between Turkey and the United States.
(RNS) — ‘I suppose if there is anything I could say I reject, it is the idea that God’s love and acceptance is dependent on our right belief. I no longer see how that could be possible,’ said Audrey Assad.
Despite their many similarities, Easter has avoided the controversy that stalks Christmas. Here’s why.
(RNS) — A generation ago, evangelical luminaries denounced the Soviet Union and Russian leadership in the strongest possible terms.
(AP) — What was once a strictly Jewish-funded mission is increasingly being bankrolled by evangelical Christians.
(RNS) — The bottom line is that the Chinese government can do whatever it wants to the Catholic Church in China, and no one can do anything about it.
WASHINGTON (RNS) — Speakers repeatedly highlighted their surprise and delight over the noticeable contingent of evangelicals, a group often associated with a negative view of Islam.
Should we abandon the term or work to revive it? Theologian John Stackhouse weighs in.
Let’s hope Archbishop Charles Scicluna succeeds.
Every day, six Christian women are reportedly raped, sexually harassed or forced to marry under threat of execution due to their faith.
While American Christians are a privileged majority, their brothers and sisters in many places are a persecuted minority.
(RNS) — Pope Francis was faced with a terrible dilemma: Be prophetic and put at risk Christians in Myanmar, or be silent and compromise his moral authority. He chose neither.